Hypolimnas chapmani

Chapman's eggfly
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nymphalidae
Genus:Hypolimnas
Species: H. chapmani
Binomial name
Hypolimnas chapmani
(Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Diadema chapmani Hewitson, 1873
  • Hypolimnas chapmani ab. fasciata Aurivillius, 1894

Hypolimnas chapmani, the Chapman's eggfly, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults are probably mimics of Acraea umbra.

References

  1. ↑ "Hypolimnas Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini


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